Although some control problems can potentially be resolved through controller tuning, poor control loop performance can have several other causes requiring different solutions.

Only through proper troubleshooting and then solving the underlying problems can control loop performance be improved. Process design certainly plays a role in control loop performance, but ...

By Jim Ford, PhD Just over a decade ago, an article titled, "Advanced Control Strategies Move into the Field" (Control, October 2008), highlighted three evolving trends in the process control world ...

Driving a light-emitting diode (LED) or LED array is not without its challenges. The LEDs require a well-designed constant-current source for controlled brightness. More specifically, the output ...

HOUSTON, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- PAS today announced the expansion of its leading ControlWizard Control Loop Performance Monitoring (CLPM) technology with full multivariable predictive control ...

The digital twin concept is really about creating a macro control loop with many subloops covering the entire manufacturing and production operations. The digital twin uses a wide range of inputs and ...

The Flexi Loop, which is part of SICK’s safety controller family, uses a single cable with an M12 plug to connect e-stops, sensors, switches, lamps, pushbuttons and interlocks. Maximum length between ...